Brussels vs Hefei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brussels Hefei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2030
$670
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4894
$1770
🏠 One person rent
$1166
$214
🏘️ Family rent
$1999
$368
🍽️ Food expenses
$628
$258
🚐 Transport expenses
$88
$112
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3313
$1012
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
32 km
🎓 Higher education
96
84
😀 Quality of life
91
71
🏙️ Population
196K
9.37M

The cost of living in Brussels is 203% more expensive than in Hefei. Cities ranked 1939th and 7494th ($2030 vs $670) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 101st in Belgium and China, respectively. Check Belgium vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Brussels compared to 1.5 months in Hefei. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Hefei ranked 22nd in China, while ranked 121st and 3146th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brussels vs Hefei

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Brussels Hefei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.2
$2.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$80
$22.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.7
$4.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.64
$1.03
☕ Cappuccino
$4.38
$2.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.4
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1112
$218
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$903
$160
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2002
$402
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1605
$288
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$169
$29.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$262
$45.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.2
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.77%
3.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5037
$3568
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4002
$1930
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.91
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$63.5
$44.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.4
$3.84
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.06
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.7
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.8
$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$6.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.4
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$2.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.7
$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$0.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.5
$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.36
$8.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.55
$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.8
$3.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.04
$4.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.49
$0.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.3
$1.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.1
$38.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.3
$6.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38
$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.2
$6.39
👖 Brand Jeans
$102
$88.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$62.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1423
$240
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19621
$8681

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Cities near Brussels

Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi Schaerbeek
$1896
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Saint-Gilles
$1895
4 km or 2.5 mi Anderlecht
$1926
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Forest
$1969
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1837
6.2 km or 3.8 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1870
7.3 km or 4.6 mi Dilbeek
$1861
10 km or 6.3 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1866
10 km or 6.4 mi Vilvoorde
$1844
11 km or 6.8 mi Tervuren
$1874
15 km or 9 mi Overijse
$1832
15 km or 9.1 mi Waterloo
$1993
15 km or 9.1 mi Halle
$1843
17 km or 11 mi Zemst
$1833
19 km or 12 mi Braine-l'Alleud
$1888
19 km or 12 mi Rixensart
$1793
21 km or 13 mi Mechelen
$1848
21 km or 13 mi Tubize
$1819
23 km or 14 mi Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve
$1813
23 km or 14 mi Wavre
$1769
23 km or 15 mi Herent
$1845
24 km or 15 mi Ninove
$1799
24 km or 15 mi Aalst
$1881
25 km or 15 mi Leuven
$1895
26 km or 16 mi Dendermonde
$1769
28 km or 17 mi Nivelles
$1703
31 km or 20 mi Braine-le-Comte
$1781
35 km or 22 mi Lier
$1743
35 km or 22 mi Geraardsbergen
$1686
36 km or 23 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1757
37 km or 23 mi Mortsel
$1688
37 km or 23 mi Aarschot
$1799
37 km or 23 mi Soignies
$1746
38 km or 23 mi Zottegem
$1753
38 km or 24 mi Lokeren
$1742
38 km or 24 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1799
40 km or 25 mi Gembloux
$1939
40 km or 25 mi Beveren
$1829
41 km or 26 mi Tienen
$1727
41 km or 26 mi Antwerp
$1834

Cities near Hefei

Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Chaohu
$628
73 km or 45 mi Huainan
$624
74 km or 46 mi Lu'an
$650
95 km or 59 mi Tongcheng
$612
103 km or 64 mi Ma'anshan
$674
113 km or 70 mi Tongling
$653
118 km or 73 mi Wuhu
$671
119 km or 74 mi Bengbu
$523
122 km or 76 mi Mingguang
$602
135 km or 84 mi Chizhou
$652
142 km or 88 mi Nanjing
$789
152 km or 94 mi Qianshan
$587
153 km or 95 mi Anqing
$551
173 km or 107 mi Xuancheng
$684
178 km or 110 mi Jurong
$644
180 km or 112 mi Fuyang
$613
183 km or 114 mi Yizheng
$620
186 km or 116 mi Tianchang
$635
199 km or 124 mi Suzhou
$605
209 km or 130 mi Zhenjiang
$538
211 km or 131 mi Yangzhou
$623
213 km or 132 mi Ningguo
$661
214 km or 133 mi Liyang
$657
217 km or 135 mi Danyang
$623
227 km or 141 mi Macheng
$610
228 km or 141 mi Gaoyou
$644
229 km or 142 mi Guangde
$667
237 km or 147 mi Huaibei
$595
238 km or 148 mi Jieshou
$567
242 km or 151 mi Yangzhong
$627
243 km or 151 mi Yongcheng
$588
247 km or 153 mi Yixing
$663
248 km or 154 mi Suqian
$633
251 km or 156 mi Huai'an
$672
254 km or 158 mi Changzhou
$636
256 km or 159 mi Taizhou
$693
259 km or 161 mi Huangshan
$646
260 km or 162 mi Taixing
$651
267 km or 166 mi Xuzhou
$531
268 km or 167 mi Xinghua
$693